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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 46: modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 46 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Local Government. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Local GovernmentPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-09 S.J. 219
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 203
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 223
  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 5
  7. Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 5
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. Referred to House Local Government H.J. 137
  10. First Reading House H.J. 125
  11. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83
  12. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source